KDP categories · Top KDP authors
Police Procedurals (Mystery, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Police Procedurals (Mystery, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $5.99, median 10,550 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 19/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $9.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 32% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 10,550 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 32% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 96% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 2.0× those of the parent category Mystery, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
Top 10 Police Procedurals best sellers
-
The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,844
-
-
People of Darkness: A Gripping Southwest Mystery Where a Navajo Detective Confronts a Ruthless Assassin (Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Book 4)
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,057
-
-
The Family Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews2,634
-
-
Until She Dies (Noelle Marshall Book 3)
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,474
-
One Split Second (Tracy Crosswhite Book 12)
- List rank#8
- Price$6.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews8,238
-
You Can Tell Me (Olivia Cruz Book 1)
- List rank#9
- Price$5.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews12,774
-
Tie The Knot (Detective Kate Rosetti Mystery Book 15)
by Gina LaManna
- List rank#10
- Price$4.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews21
Same niche in Books: Police Procedurals
FAQ
Is Police Procedurals a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 19/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 10,550 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Police Procedurals?
The median best seller has 10,550 reviews, and 11% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Police Procedurals best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $9.99.
Can new books break into Police Procedurals?
32% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.